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Arsenal Clinches Victory Against Athletic Club at San Mamés
Bilbao, Spain – Arsenal secured a valuable victory at San Mamés Stadium by defeating Athletic Club in a UEFA Champions League encounter. The match, played on September 16, 2025, saw Arsenal dominate possession with 62% compared to Athletic Club’s 38%.
Despite Arsenal’s favorable possession, the first half passed without any goals. Arsenal suffered an early booking for D. Rice in the 7th minute.
The second half brought the excitement of goals. G. Martinelli opened the scoring for Arsenal in the 72nd minute, assisted by L. Trossard. Athletic Club, while struggling to find the equalizer, were outmaneuvered by Arsenal’s defense. The home team received a yellow card in the 86th minute. Arsenal, with a yellow card in the same minute, consolidated their victory in the 87th minute with a goal from L. Trossard, this time assisted by G. Martinelli. In stoppage time, the referee showed a new warning to Arsenal.
Athletic Club finished the match with 11 shots, 2 of which were on target, while Arsenal also had 11 shots but with greater efficiency, achieving 6 shots on target. The match was characterized by a total of 33 fouls committed by both teams (18 by Athletic Club and 15 by Arsenal).
Final Score: Athletic Club 0, Arsenal 2
Substitutions athletic club: at minute 61 R. Navarro came in and U. Gomez went out., at minute 68 A. Boiro came in and Y. Berchiche went out., at minute 68 O. Sancet came in and G. Guruzeta went out., at minute 81 U. Gomez came in and N. Serrano went out., at minute 81 M. Vesga came in and A. Rego went out.
Substitutions arsenal: at minute 65 L. Trossard came in and Desconocido went out., at minute 71 E. Eze came in and G. Martinelli went out., at minute 90 N. Madueke came in and C. Norgaard went out., at minute 90 R. Calafiori came in and P. Hincapie went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Athletic Club
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Arsenal
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